ATC170714: Interim report of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill [B8 – 2017], dated 14 June 2017

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Interim report of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill  [B8 – 2017], dated 14 June 2017
 

The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (the Committee), having considered the subject matter of the Traditional  Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill [B8 – 2017] (National Assembly – sec 76) (the Bill), referred to it and classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism (JTM) as a section 76 Bill, reports as follows:

 

The Bill was referred to the Portfolio Committee on 28 March 2017 (see ATC 28 March 2017). The Bill seeks to amend the provisions of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 (Act No. 41 of 2003) (Principal Act).

 

The Committee is currently deliberating on the Bill and intends to finalise its report in compliance with National Assembly (NA) Rule 288. Whilst inquiring into the subject of the Bill and conducting the public hearings and Committee deliberations, the Committee realised that it may be necessary to amend other provisions of the Principal Act, which were not included in the Bill. 

 

The Committee now seeks to amend certain other provisions of the Principal Act, for an example section 3B of the Principal Act. The Committee thus requests the permission of the NA in order to report on further amendments to the Principal Act other than those presented in the Bill. NA Rule 286(4)(c) stipulates that if the Committee is dealing with a Bill amending provisions of legislation, “the Committee must, if it intends to propose amendments to other provisions of that legislation, seek the permission of the Assembly to do so.”

 

Recommendation

 

In terms of NA Rule 286(4)(c), the Committee recommends that the National Assembly grants permission to inquire into, and amend additional provisions of the Principal Act.

 

 

Report to be considered.